I wouldn't worry about it unless he starts LARPing. Those guy make even me look like the cool kid.
It all seriousness, though, he does sound a bit like I was, and my parents never helped me develop my creativity, which is something I've always regretted. I was going to be a scientist, and that was that. Instead of controlling a kid's course through life, we need to guide them.
Although, I will admit that one of my biggest fears as a parent is walking that fine line between letting my son do what makes him happy and preparing him to function in the real world, i.e, have a good work ethic.
It all seriousness, though, he does sound a bit like I was, and my parents never helped me develop my creativity, which is something I've always regretted. I was going to be a scientist, and that was that. Instead of controlling a kid's course through life, we need to guide them.
Although, I will admit that one of my biggest fears as a parent is walking that fine line between letting my son do what makes him happy and preparing him to function in the real world, i.e, have a good work ethic.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
